Zenit St. Petersburg made light work of Orenburg with a 3-0 away win in the Premier Liga. Maksim Glushenkov scored all three goals, the first arriving inside six minutes. That early breakthrough set the visitors on course for a routine afternoon.
Glushenkov struck again just before the hour, finishing unassisted to double the lead. He completed his hat-trick in the 66th minute from Jhon Jhon's pass, after Pedro Henrique had set up the opener. The game was effectively over by then, with Orenburg's resistance fading.
Zenit controlled the contest with 69% possession and 527 accurate passes against Orenburg's 201, but the hosts actually mustered 13 shots to Zenit's 12. The difference was in the finishing: five of Zenit's efforts were on target, while Orenburg managed only two. Four yellow cards were shown in a match that never truly caught fire.
